Flight cancellations aim to ease summer chaos

The Department for Transport amnesty will give airlines a short window to hand back the slots in the summer season they are not confident they will be able to operate.

That earlier disruption prompted the government and the aviation regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority, to write to airlines telling them to ensure their summer timetables were "deliverable... based on the resources you and your contractors expect to have available". It added: "We encourage airlines to take this opportunity to reconsider their summer schedules without penalty and inform passengers as early as possible of any changes."

A very positive spin on a chaotic situation. The BBC do have people who think outside of the box. So very funny.

Taking all this into consideration, anyone who tries to book a holiday abroad now must be a............

It what way does cancelling people's journeys ease the chaos? The air travel industry is a disgrace.

Amputation. 🤦‍♂️

The airlines overbooked knowing full well!

Easyjet already started , just had a flight in September cancelled.

Less flights, is that for climate change

That headline doesn’t make sense

'BA and Heathrow say the move will help minimise disruption to their vast profits during the peak season.' Fixed that subheading for you there.

Cancellation of already sold flights, can’t see how that can be disruptive 🤷‍♂️

Should help ease the covid inflation 🤡🤡

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